Ray-Ban Meta Wayfarer RW4008

For the price they are terrible, they continue to require a reboot, hard reboot, disconnection of glasses from phone, when you are near blind all this is impossible until someone can come and reboot them and then you lose all your stored information and have to redo it all again. Very upset as there is no contact number in Australia to rung just FAQ which do not answer the problem

Required ongoing software updates to maintain some semblance of functionality. Eventually stopped working. Got the run-around from third-party tech support. Post-purchase customer service at RayBan and Meta is non-existent. You can't even pay to get it fixed, because this product is a lemon!

Interesting new widget!! This is a new pair of eye glasses with prescription lenses. I find this really useful as it means I no longer need another Bluetooth connected headphones so makes my work engagement simple. The tech so far works well and speakers work well for being on conference or phone calls. I do listen to music when I work and it avoids use of an in ear or over ear headphones. Downside - not noise cancelling and speakers are not bone induction speakers.

The ability to take photos or videos are a plus and the use of commands is also quite appealing and I have used that a little bit but still need to learn more on more advanced use cases. Also need to investigate other application integrations.

Downsides so far - phone needs to be charged frequently and because I am on calls most of the day this can become a little inconvenient. You need to reconnect you Bluetooth connections when swapping between phone and laptop. It keeps the pairing but the swap from one device to another is not dynamic. Can be a little inconvenient when using applications like MS Teams and you take a call on the phone but have to fiddle a little to cut across and take the call on your laptop.

Updated 3rd of October 2025

Now that I have had a few months of use of this product, I have reduced the rating from 4 to 3. The main reason for this is that not dynamically switching Bluetooth connectivity between devices is a real pain and is an improvement they must make. Secondly I constantly have people tell me that the quality of audio when on a call is really poor. I am hoping this improves in the next release of this product.

Bad Support and Shonky product – Initially good, but stopped working just 1 month after the warranty expired. There is no further support or repair service. The glasses had been used carefully and there is no physical damage, but speakers no longer work and cannot capture video any more, due to hardware fault. AVOID!!!!!